HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch User Manual
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Introduction
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For the management station:
• Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 operating system with
Service Pack 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated Storport storage driver). The update is
available on the Microsoft website:
• Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2008 R2
NOTE:
Simple SAN Connection Manager is IPv6 compatible when running on an operating
system that supports IPv6.
• 2 GB of memory for management stations
• 200 MB of disk space for full management installation
• One 2.0-GHz processor (multi-core CPU recommended)
• One CD-ROM drive
• One Ethernet port
• One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs (or other
supported FC HBAs)
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later
• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox
• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software—Required only for installations with Enterprise
Virtual Array (EVA) storage
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For supported non-management stations:
• Windows versions supported for management stations
• Windows Server 2003 SP2
• Windows Server 2008
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10, 11
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5
• VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0
• HP-UX 11.23, 11.31
• 1 GB of memory
• 60 MB of disk space for full non-management station installation
• One CD-ROM drive
• One Ethernet port
• One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs (or other
supported FC HBAs)
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later
• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox